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Zoning board allows rebuilt 28 & 30 South Jefferson to proceed as two‑family units with parking conditions
Summary
After lengthy debate about nonconforming‑lot rules and precedent, the board concluded post‑fire reconstruction at 28 and 30 South Jefferson may proceed as permitted two‑family development under §13‑29.05, subject to on‑site and leased off‑site parking and new building permits.
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board on Dec. 1 ruled that two fire‑damaged properties at 28 and 30 South Jefferson may be rebuilt and used as two‑family dwellings under the city’s nonconforming‑lot provisions, but the board imposed parking and permitting conditions.
Attorney (Mister Fogarty) and owner Thomas Williams presented evidence that the properties suffered extensive fire damage about a year earlier and that much of the interior was demolished; they submitted tax records, site photos, renderings and building permit files. Williams said the exterior facades have been restored in part and the project team had arranged up to six leased…
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